Debris lies on a street in front of a house in which a fire raged, in Duesseldorf, Germany, Thursday May 16, 2024. Several people died and others were injured in the fire in Duesseldorf. According to the fire department, a kiosk integrated into a residential building caught fire on Thursday night for reasons as yet unexplained. (Jana Glose/dpa via AP)
May 16, 2024 - 12:47 AM
BERLIN (AP) — A fire at a residential building in western Germany left three people dead and two others with life-threatening injuries Thursday, authorities said.
The blaze broke out during the night in a kiosk that was part of the building in Duesseldorf and spread to the entrance and second floor, the fire service said in a statement. Firefighters used ladders to rescue several people from balconies.
Sixteen people were taken to hospitals, the fire service said. The cause of the fire was unclear, according to police.
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